Volume 3, Number 1—March 1997
Synopsis
Cryptosporidiosis: An Emerging, Highly Infectious Threat
Table 1
Rates of Cryptosporidium infection among immunocompetent and HIV-positive persons in industrialized and developing areasabc
| Patients with diarrhea | Controls without diarrhea | |
|---|---|---|
| Immunocompetent | ||
| Industr. | 2.2%(0.26%-22%) | 0.2%(0%-2.4%) |
| areas | [n=2232/107,329] | [n=3/1941] |
| Developing | 6.1%(1.4%-40.9%) | 1.5% (0%-7.5%) |
| areas | [n=1486/24,269] | [n=61/4146] |
| HIV-positive | ||
| Industr. | 14%(6%-70%) | 0%(0%-0%) |
| areas | [n=148/1074] | [n=0/35] |
| Developing | 24%(8.7%-48%) | 5%(4.9%-5.3%) |
| areas | [n=120/503] | [n=5/101] |
aFrom 100 reports of 133,175 patients with diarrhea and 6,223 controls. bRanges given in parentheses. cData from reference (7).
